Wondering who you should start this week — Tyquan Thornton or Xavier Hutchinson? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Xavier Hutchinson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Xavier Hutchinson (DAL allow the 21st-most WR points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 4
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Tyquan Thornton
@ LV
5.4
29th · tough
8.4
–
healthy
Xavier HutchinsonSTART
vs DAL
5.7
21st
7.1
–
healthy
WRs vs LV recently: Caleb Douglas 9.4 pts (W1) · Tre' Harris 5.3 pts (W2) · Chris Olave 10.7 pts (W3).
WRs vs DAL recently: Malik Nabers 6.9 pts (W1) · Stefon Diggs 16.7 pts (W2) · Zay Flowers 10.4 pts (W3).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Tyquan Thornton has the higher floor (1.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Xavier Hutchinson has the higher ceiling (11.9) — the play if you need points.
Tyquan Thornton is steady — about 17% less volatile week to week than a typical WR projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Tyquan Thornton faces LV, 29th most generous to WRs.
Xavier Hutchinson faces DAL, 21st most generous to WRs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.